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مُسْتَيْقِظ
awake /musˈtaj.qiðˤ/
adjectiveB1#2110 most common
Also: awakened, wide awake, alert
Example sentences
أنا مُسْتَيْقِظ.
I am awake.
هل أنت مُسْتَيْقِظ الآن؟
Are you awake now?
بَقِيَ مُسْتَيْقِظًا حتى الصباح.
He stayed awake until morning.
كانت مُسْتَيْقِظة تنتظر عودة ابنها.
She was awake waiting for her son to return.
لم أعد مُسْتَيْقِظًا بما يكفي للقيادة بأمان.
I was no longer awake enough to drive safely.
ظل عقله مُسْتَيْقِظًا حتى بينما كان جسده يطلب النوم.
His mind stayed alert even while his body demanded sleep.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُسْتَيْقِظٌ | مُسْتَيْقِظُونَ |
| Genitive | مُسْتَيْقِظٍ | مُسْتَيْقِظِينَ |
| Accusative | مُسْتَيْقِظًا | مُسْتَيْقِظِينَ |
| Vocative | يا مُسْتَيْقِظُ | يا مُسْتَيْقِظُونَ |
Word family
اِسْتَيْقَظَto wake up
اِسْتِيقاظthe act of waking up
يَقْظانawake, vigilant
يَقَظةwakefulness, alertness
أَيْقَظَto wake someone up
Etymology
The word is the Form X active participle of the verb استيقظ, "to wake up," built on the triliteral root و-ق-ظ, which carries the sense of wakefulness. The Form X pattern (istaf'ala) here marks the state of becoming or being awake. The participle names the one who holds that state.
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